Have contracted the disease. 23,000 americans have been killed by the wuhan virus. President trump sparked a furious reaction from the political establishment when he tweeted the decision to reopen the country will be his or his alone. President trump wrote this. For the purpose of creating conflict and confusion some in the fake be news media are saying its the governors decision to open up the states, not that of the president of the United States and the federal government. Let it be fully understood this is incorrect. It is the decision the president and for many good reasons. The administration and i are working closely with the governors and this will continue. A decision by me in conjunction with the governors and input from others will be made shortly. The date to reopen the economy is may 1. But as dr. Hahn puts it, while cases may be plateauing, the conditions will need to be just right. Its a target. We are hopeful about that target. But its tooer to be able to tell that. He
Association of American Railroad president on Railroad Freight and passenger travel during coronavirus. President trump is expected to name a commission on reopening the u. S. As the coronavirus abates. Plans are in place to coordinate reopening. Good morning. Welcome to washington journal. Who should take the lead in the reopening of the u. S. Here are the lines. Mountain and pacific, send us the reporting this morning of the wall street the two groups of governors said they would coordinate efforts to gradually sociald as this is andes distancing. President trump said he had authority on restarting the economy. This comes after a decline in daily infection rates, propped officials to express cautious optimism. The same reporting in the Washington Times. Control of the reopening. West coast box trumps claim of ultimate authority. They are crafting plans for reopening schools and businesses in their state, putting them on a collision course with President Trump. He said he had the ulti
With a bunch of other people wearing masks, you can just go to any trader joes. Cancelling comic con is a shame. People look forward to it all year, but it was definitely the right call. The only thing that would be worse than getting the coronavirus would be getting it because a guy dressed like loki sneezed on your nachos. A city worker in tampa made a surprising discovery over the weekend. Like most places, the public parks there are shut down. But a warden discovered a guy working out at a park downtown, and that guy turned out to be tom brady, the new quarterback for the buccaneers. And, this is the best part, she kicked him out. And look, i know that we need to be safe, and high profile people have a responsibility to encourage responsible behavior, but i still feel like this is one of the few times it would have been appropriate to say, do you know who i am . Im tom fing brady god sent me to win you guys a super bowl. You should be staying in your house to keep me safe anyway, t
House to keep me safe. Anyway, tom bradys at the park working out and his friend gronk is coming with him. Why, i dont know . Is football even coming back . I have a sneaky suspicion tom doesnt know hes living in florida because he retired last month. One group i file aeel are not gg enough praise are those working at grocery stores. The employees at kroger and a bunch of cities did get an incredibly generous perk from their employer. A flier was circulated at kroger that said as part of their associa associate appreciation program, they are offering all pepsi 20ounce soft drink products for 1 each, limit two per transaction, dr. Pepper not included. Of course dr. Pepper isnt included. Hes at the hospital right now fighting the virus on the front lines. But there you go. More beauty in the face of adversity. Thank you for all you mountain dew. Meanwhile, there are reports that kim jong un is in bad shape health wise. He is reportedly in grave danger after complications following a hear
City and our hospitals across the state in the fight against the covid19 pandemic. Placeacility will be a where coronavirus patients no longer require hospitalization and complete their care, and for and fully recover by providing additional 250 beds here, this Field Hospital expands the capacity of Baltimore City health care facilities, reduces the time that patients have to remain in our hospitals, and in turn will free up that critical capacity for other patients who need acute care more urgently. We have already assembled the physical facilities here in a very short time. A 24 7lements including staffing plan are currently underway. Schedule and we will be able to take care of patients here as needed. Undertakingge involving many people and i just want to take a moment to thank a few of them. First of all, i want to thank fema for delivering these hospital beds and other materials. I want to thank the Maryland National guard and their department of General Services team for working